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DOYANG

Hydro power plant in Nagaland, India. Approximate location 26.2325, 94.2612.

HydroNagalandIndiaconventional storage

DOYANG is a 75 MW hydro power plant in Nagaland, India. It is operated by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation LTD (NEEPCO) [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 230 GWh, it can supply roughly 66k homes. It ranks #943 of 2,229 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2000, it is around 26 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 8.6% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

75Source-backed capacity
230GWh reported / yr
65,800homes powered
2000commissioned (~26 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000105.

Data status

Known data

FacilityDOYANG WRI
CountryIndia · Nagaland WRI
Coordinates26.2325, 94.2612 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity75 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerNorth Eastern Electric Power Corporation LTD (NEEPCO) [100%] WRI
Commissioned2000 WRI
Technologyconventional storage WRI
GWh reported / yr230 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#943 of 2229 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#121 of 233 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.94× · 80 MW median · 233 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent65,800 calculated from reported generation
Climate20.8°C · HDD 302 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 33/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000601857); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 75 MW, DOYANG is around the median hydro plant in India (80 MW). Technically it is described as conventional storage. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Reported generation trend

2014: 164 GWh20142015: 162 GWh20152016: 258 GWh20162017: 273 GWh20172018: 230 GWh2018273 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation LTD (NEEPCO) [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 26.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

20.8°Cannual mean temp
302heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,326cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
763 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 14 °CJF: 16 °CFM: 19 °CMA: 22 °CAM: 24 °CMJ: 25 °CJJ: 25 °CJA: 25 °CAS: 24 °CSO: 23 °CON: 18 °CND: 15 °CD25 °C

Heating degree-days here run 88% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 18/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
33/100environmental-severity index
11.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
537 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #121 largest hydro power plant of 233 in India by capacity.

India has 233 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 45,527 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 26.2325, 94.2612 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is DOYANG?

DOYANG is a 75 MW source-record hydro power plant in Nagaland, India, commissioned in 2000.

How much electricity does DOYANG generate?

DOYANG generates about 230 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can DOYANG power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 65,800 homes.

Who operates DOYANG?

DOYANG is operated by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation LTD (NEEPCO) [100%].

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